Over the past year, Jackson has hired hundreds of nurses in order to prepare for this day, but we know some areas are still falling short. Now that the deadline is upon us, our union is launching a campaign to monitor nurse assignments and demand management find solutions to reach compliance, as required by our contract.
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Company 300 Contract Approved
On Sept. 1, the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously approved the Company 300 addendum to the Local 1991 Professionals contract. Congratulations to our newest group of members!
SEIU Leads on Social and Economic Justice
SEIU is about more than individual fights for fair wages and working conditions. We are an organization of 2-million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society. Find out more.
Get Your Union Plus Discounts!
Being a Local 1991 member brings a lot of benefits. Like better pay. Better working conditions. A union that has your back. How could being a member be even better? Discounts! Just for being a Local 1991 member or retiree, you are eligible for dozens of benefits and discounts on everything from wireless service, rental cars,Continue reading “Get Your Union Plus Discounts!”
Safe Patient Handling Contract Signed
Lifting and handling patients at Jackson Health System is about to get safer for employees and patients, thanks to a new contract recently signed with safe-lift contractor ArjoHuntleigh. It’s a big step forward for the labor management partnership JHS and Local 1991 created to implement safe patient handling throughout the system. This project’s goals are to improveContinue reading “Safe Patient Handling Contract Signed”
QNCD Update June 2015
Local 1991’s QNCD team met June 26 to comb through staffing and hiring data provided by management. Then the team met with management from Holtz Women and Children’s and JMH to go through the specifics, asking targeted questions and offering suggestions. Challenges identified included recruiting for hard to fill positions, a roughly ten percent increase inContinue reading “QNCD Update June 2015”
Supreme Court Saves ACA
For months, millions of people across the country held their breath, wondering whether the U.S. Supreme Court would take away the affordable health care we all fought so hard to make the law of the land. June 25, the collective exhale of 8 million, 1.4 million of those in Florida, was heard as the Court sided with the government in King vs. Burwell.
QNCD: Staffing Ratios Update
New nurse-to-patient staffing ratios were negotiated in the current contract.The Quality Nursing and Career Development Committee (QNCD), comprised of Local 1991 members and JHS management, has been working to evaluate the number of nurses needed on each unit and make sure jobs are posted and hired and trained to meet the ratios. Progress is slowly being made throughout the system as hundreds of RNS are hired to get to full compliance by Oct. 1, 2015.